To-all whom it may concern



@uitrit gtst-ee @anni @ffies` PETER VANDEEBELT, JR., V0E HUG-HESVILLE,PENNSYLVANIA.' Letters Patent No. 71,343, dated November 26, 1867; y

IMPROVEllliEN'l.1 HORSE HAY-FORKSl` 'IO-ALLV WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

y Be it known that I, PETERVANDERBELT, of Hughesvilie, in the county ofLycoming, and `State of Penn-` sylvania, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Horse Hay-Forks;,and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a clear, exact, and full description thereof,referenceibeingphad to thenccompanying draw;

ing, and to the letters of reference markedthereon.

The nature of my invention consists in so constructing ahorsehay-fork,ito be hereafter described, that it can be readily operated bythe person using it; at the same time he economical.

' To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, Iwillproceed to describe its construction i und operation, which is asfollows The drawings representan elevation of my machine. A is central'stem, to which are pi\ote'd,,at a, twov i, curved and barbed arms B, oneon each side of A'. To 'the upper'end of eacharm is pivoted an elbowpiece, C, and'tllese again are pivoted at b, this pivot or rivet passingthrough a slot, c, in the main stem A.` One of vthese elbows hashan eye,d, made on it, in which'a lever can be placed,.if desired. At the upper'end of A, where it i folds over, are twof pulleys, D and e, the former,upper and larger one, being used tarnise the machine and its load, (orlower it, if desired,) in the usual way, by horse-power, ropes, tackle,etc. second rope, f,is passed i "i over small pulley e, and is attachedto one of the elbows, C,y say the one having the eye Vand handle. :Inblack i outlines the machine is shown in its normal position, ready tobe 4thrown or, pushed into the hay like Va harpoon i thisbeing4 done bybearing on the lever or eye d, the arms B are spread open, as seen inVred outline, both at. top and at the bottom, spreading outthe barbs, andthus holdings. charge of hay, which can be raised, etc. The ropej` isgenerally retained by the person on the wagon who is unloading it. \Whenthe machine, with itsload.

or charge, say, is'carriV d into the hay-mow, the person in charge pullsthe rope f; this drawsin the arms and. i

their-barbs together, and the machine, as it were, drops its load, andcan be easily removed and carried vback to repeat the operation. Thecentre stem Amay also have its spear and barbed point, if desired. Theupper@ i pulley being in the fork, prevents the-usual twisting andturning, which it is desirable to ai'oid. p

Having `thus Vdescribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by LettersPatent of the i 'nited"States, is-.

The combination of slotted stem A, arms B, and elbow pieces C, whenconstructed, arranged, and operating in the manner as-shown anddescribednnd for the purpose set forth. 1

' PETER VANDERBELT, JR.

Witnesses:

S. S. FAn'NEsmocK, J. W. MISTER.

